A Durban based infectious disease specialist says African countries need to come together to strengthen the continents response and to prevent the spread of mpox .
Thats according to Doctor Richard Lessels from the Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
As of August 18th, the total number of positive cases recorded in South Africa stands at 24.
Three people have died.
The majority of the cases are in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
